Memorial Page for John Ashbery
Poet from the United States of America
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July 28th, 2026
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John Ashbery (* July 28, 1927 in Rochester; † September 3, 2017 in Hudson) was a poet from the United States of America. He was 90 years old. His education included Harvard University, Columbia University, New York University, Deerfield Academy and Harvard College. He received 10 awards, including National Humanities Medal, New York Writers Hall of Fame.
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12 EventsBorn in Rochester, Monroe County
1927Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1983MacArthur Fellows Program
1985Bollingen Prize
1985Feltrinelli Prize
1992Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
1993Robert Frost Medal
1995honorary doctor of Yale University
2008America Award in Literature
2008National Humanities Medal
2011New York Writers Hall of Fame
2011Died in Hudson, Columbia County
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John Ashbery. Forever remembered.